Patrick Donahue, host of locals, putting up big numbers at Southern Oregon; former Falcons stand out in JC pools.

Patrick Donahue (Glendale Community College, 2010), senior, Southern Oregon football: With Southern Oregon putting up gaudy numbers on a weekly basis, it has done so with the help of several former Vaqueros.

The victory put the Raiders at 7-2 and into Saturday's showdown with Montana Tech. Southern Oregon would gain a share of the Frontier Conference title with a victory.

On the season, Donahue leads the Raiders with 78 catches and he's gained 1,147 yards, averaging 14.7 per catch and 127.4 a game. He's hauled in six touchdown passes. In addition, he's the team's leading kickoff returner, totaling 544 yards and a 22.7 average per return on 24 returns.

Donahue isn't the only former local faring well at Southern Oregon.

Clay Sierra out of Crescenta Valley High is a redshirt freshman, who, as a 6-foot-5 tight end, has hauled in 20 receptions for 285 yards and five touchdowns — including one on Saturday. On Oct. 6 against Eastern Oregon, he had five catches for 118 yards and a touchdown of 85 yards.

Former GCC standout Kalii Robinson, a linebacker, leads Southern Oregon's defense with 68 tackles, 52 solos, 32 assists and seven tackles for a loss. Joe Wiggan, a former All-Area Football Player of the Year before moving on to GCC, has played in five games with 131 yards rushing in 30 carries and one touchdown.

Alyssa Selve (Glendale Community College, 2012) junior, Adams State University cross-country: A former standout for the Vaqueros’ state cross-country championship team, Selve is now an all-region selection after her performance as a part of the Grizzlies' title-winning run at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Cross Country Championships on Nov. 3.

The Grizzlies won the race in Denver with 28 points to second-place Western State's 49.

Selve and Co. are now headed to the NCAA Division II National Championships on Nov. 17 at Missouri Southern State.

Natalie Zeenni (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 2011) sophomore, Long Beach State women’s soccer: The transfer and two-time former All-Area Girls' Soccer Player of the Year is aiding mightily as the 49ers are making an NCAA Tournament push.

Long Beach will play its NCAA opener at Santa Clara on Saturday. Entering the tournament, Long Beach is 12-7 after a 5-4 mark in the Big West Conference.

Zeenni, the 2011 News-Press Girls’ Athlete of the Year, has started the last seven games at defender and in the last five, Long Beach is 3-2, with both losses having come in overtime as the defense gave up a combined two goals. The other three games were shutout wins.

Zeenni has played in 16 matches, starting eight. She’s tallied one goal on three shots.

Alyssa Conti (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 2011) sophomore, John Hopkins women’s soccer: Conti, who was pivotal in Flintridge Sacred Heart's 2011 run to a CIF Southern Section Division I championship, is now helping Hopkins to a postseason run.

Conti and Hopkins open up NCAA Division III Tournament play Saturday in Baltimore against Lancaster Bible.

Hopkins is currently 15-4-1 and went 9-1 in the Centennial Conference, having won seven of its last eight.

Conti has played in 13 games, starting 10, and has played in two straight games. Conti has tallied a pair of assists on the season. She made her first career start against Skidmore on Aug. 31 in the team's season opener and she garnered her first-ever collegiate game-winning assist against Washington College on Sept. 15.